Holy
Family
Churches

The Holy Family parish church was built in 1970 through
the generosity of the priests, sisters, teachers and the people of the
parish. The building doubled as a community hall until the church was
refurbished between 1990 and 1996 under the supervision of the architect
Thomas A. Ryan. Outside, to the left of the church, there is a Marian
Shrine.

Over the door on the back right-hand side of the church,
there is a stained glass window which depicts (from left to right) the
soldiers drawing lots for Jesus' robe, Jesus on the Cross and a soldier.
This stained glass window was part of the Good Shepherd Sisters convent,
Clare St and dates from around 1931. The window was removed from the
convent in 1994. A smaller framed stained glass medallion on the right
wall depicts St Michael the Archangel.

A plaque on the right door of the church details where various
items of the church originally came from. The Carmelite Sisters in Rathmines
donated the Stations of the Cross in 1979. They were made around 1840.

To the right of the high altar is the baptismal font, which has an angel
on either side. There is a stained glass medallion to the Holy Family
behind the baptismal font. In an alcove near the font, there is a shrine
to St Anthony.

In the left porch there is a picture of Pope John Paul II.
On the door into the church there are two glass panels on which an angel
is depicted on each panel. On the left-hand side of the church, there
is a framed stained glass of the Finding in the Temple. There is also
a stained glass medallion of the Presentation further along the wall of
the church. There is a shrine to the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady on the
left side of the church.

Along the wall there are three more stained glass medallions
of the Nativity, the Visitation and the Annunciation. There are seven
of these stained glass medallions in total in the church. They were donated
by the Christian Brothers School, Sexton St, Limerick. These medallions
were made about 1960 and were removed from their monastery in 1993.

The High Altar and Tabernacle were gifts from Thomas &
Harriet O'Brien in honour of the Adorable Sacrament. They were presented
to the Sisters of Mercy of Bishop St on the feast of the Assumption, 1880.
To the right of the altar, there is a Crucifix. The altar, together with
the tabernacle and the statues in the church, was presented to the church
in 1996.